If you think that going to school is tough - you're not wrong. It's difficult to do subjects you don't understand. Or be with people you don't feel comfortable around. Or to deal with the feelings you get when you think about going to school. Your parents and teachers might be having a hard time understanding why going to school is tricky for you. But don't worry, there are things you can do and there are things that other people can do to help you. By working through this book, we can explore some of the words you can use to get help and activities you can try that will make being at school feel better.. Whether you're working through this individually, or if your parents, teachers or therapist use the downloadable guides to go through this workbook with you - you'll soon discover what works best for you to get the most of learning and education!

Welcome to your Cool Connections Workbook! Packed full of fun activities, it will give you tips and techniques to help you feel good about yourself and remain calm and cool in all situations. This illustrated CBT workbook builds self-esteem, emotional resilience and social skills in children and young people aged 9-14, helping to prevent the development of anxiety and depression. The exercises help the reader to develop greater awareness of the connections between their thoughts, feelings, body signals and actions, before putting strategies in place to help them cope with feelings of anxiety and depression and increase their resilience and self-confidence.

Cool Connections is an early intervention programme for young people aged 9-14, focusing on preventing anxiety and depression. Through using CBT principles, skills adapted from behavioural activation, acceptance and commitment therapy and compassion-based therapies and therapeutic exercises, it encourages the development of resilience, self-esteem and wellbeing, to reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. This new and updated edition gives professionals working with groups everything they need to improve the wellbeing of children. With photocopiable and downloadable illustrated worksheets, it is clearly structured and straightforward to put into practice, and contains new sessions on self-regulation, identifying support networks and mindfulness.